The Wapanucka Press Feb 1902 - Johnston County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Mary Achterhof 27 Jan 2008 Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== The Wapanucka Press, 6 February 1902 COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING The organization of the commercial club, of Wapanucka, was completed Monday night. After adopting the constitution and by-laws a corresponding secretary and thee standing committees were elected. The officers are as follows: President – M. P. Skeen Vice President, W. Z. Gibson Recording Secretary, A. K. McGill Cor. Sect., R. E. Wade Treasurer. D. Kennedy Committee on finance, W. Z. Gibson, E. J. Ball, J. W. Riley. Committee on advertising, R. E. Wade, W. W. Patten, J. E. Roberts Committee on roads and alleys, D. Kennedy, F. A. Riner, W. A. McAlester The next meeting of the club will be held at the schoolhouse next Monday night. Anyone wishing to buy corn in the bulk, from 80 to 85 cents, write to V. Bonham, Coalgate, Indian Territory Among our new advertisers this week is Mr. C. L. Whitte, of Texas, who is putting in a big stock of furniture. He will make you some good prices, See what his ad says. In a difficulty at Maryetta yesterday Tom Sego was instantly killed. No arrest has yet been made. DIED Mrs. Aries Pearrigen, aged mother of H. C. Pearrigen, died at her home in this city Tuesday morning. The deceased was 76 years of age, was a member of the Methodist church of long standing, and was loved and highly respected by all who knew her. Remains were interred in the cemetery in this city Tuesday evening amid a concourse of heart broken relatives and sorrowing friends. The Press join many friends in extending condolence to the bereaved family. COLBERT TAKES THE OATH Ben H. Colbert was sworn in as United States Marshal, of the Southern District at Ardmore, last Monday. Judge Townsend administered the oath of office. Colbert is a Chickasaw Indian, and is perhaps the youngest marshal in the country, being only 29 years of age. The following appointments were announced: F. O. Schnider, office deputy, Ardmore; E. W. Roberts, office deputy, Ardmore; J. D. Hetzy, jailer, Lute Johnson, assistant jailer; Dr. L. W. Folsome, jail physician. Deputy marshals were appointed as follows: Robert Nester, Ada; Buck Garrett, Ardmdore; W. H. Norton, Marietta; J. N. Jackson, Duncan; Leon Brown, Chickasha; C. L. Upham Ryan, Will Evans, Madill; W. H. Bridges, Tishomingo. LOCAL ITEMS John M. Hodges went to Atoka Sunday. Henry Walker was in from Ego Monday. Joe Bailey is waiting on Mr. G. W. Jones. Tom Sisson, of Ego, was doing business in the city Monday. The family of Mr. I J. Carter who have been sick are better. Rev. H. C. Hyronomus, of Boggy Depot was in the city yesterday. Mr. McKinley, of Ego, was transacting business in the city Saturday. Mrs. Cook, aged mother of Mrs. T. N. Moore is very sick this week. Alex Fields, of Ego, was among the many traders in the city Monday. Manager Stevens, of the Press visited his family at Coalgate Sunday. Victor Bonhan, proprietor of the Coalgate flour mills, was in the city Tuesday. T. B. Murphy sends the Press to his two daughters at Van Ayltein, Texas. G. W. Jones who has been confined to the bed with dropsy for the past six months is improving. Dr. A. A. Taylor left for Atoka Sunday where he is this week serving on the federal grand jury. A girl baby was born to Mrs. Rube Freeney, of Ego, last Friday. Mother and babe both doing well. A Lancaster, of Lampasas, Texas who bought the Phillips Hotel took charge of that business last Thursday. E. J. Ball returned Saturday from Dallas where he attended the Rock Island Implement Dealers Association meeting. The three months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lee died last Thursday night. Remains were interred at the cemetery Friday evening. Mrs. J. H. Clark and Mrs. J. B. Hanna came down from Pontotoc Sunday, and after a pleasant visit with relatives and friends returned Tuesday. Mr. Barker after spending several weeks in the city looking after his property, returned to his home in Shawnee, last Monday. Mr. Barker will move here in the near future. A man by the name of Harden who has been running the Choctaw Restaurant, and claimed to have been the proprietor thereof, collected the proceeds of the weeks business last week and skipped leaving all his creditors in the hole. Mike Leonard, of Colbert, is here this week and in partnership with J. D. Phillips will embark into the restaurant business. These gentlemen have rented the Hunt building on Main Street and will open for business next Monday. Contractor Gilpin has finished the carpenter work on the residence of Mr. Barker of Shawnee. This is beyond a doubt the best dwelling house in the city, and the high class work on the same suffices to show that Mr. Gilpin is on to the curves when it comes to house making. Nath Davidson, of Ego, was looking after business interest in the city Monday. Clarence Gray was up from Ego Monday transacting business with our merchants. J. D. Epperson, of Ego, was doing business in the city Saturday. Rev. H. P. Hook has moved from the old Button springs place near town to the Mosley place across Sandy Creek. J. R. Dewberry who lived on the Button Springs place last year but now living over in Well’s Valley was trading in town Saturday. I sold the Little Gem Drug Store and am no longer proprietor of the same but will remain as manager of the business. Dr. W. B. Wynne VIOLA ITEMS Our enterprising merchant Mr. Long has gone to Coalgate for goods. L. S. Hale has sold this Texas farm and has concluded to remain in the Territory. John Hale has built a residence on Kennedy Avenue in east Viola and moved into it, We understand that our young friend Ed Gale made a trip to Simpsonville this week by way of Jesse. Elbert seems to be gaining in conscience again and we think will recover. Mrs. D. Kennedy returned last Tuesday from a visit with her mother in Shawnee, O. T. Tom Henson, of Ada, is in town looking for a location. He is well pleased with our town. The Wapanucka Press, 13 February 1902 ISSUE MISSING The Wapanucka Press, 20 February 1902 G. W. JONES DEAD Shortly before ten o’clock Monday morning G. W. Jones, who has been suffering with dropsy for several months, past away to meet with loved ones gone before. He was about sixty years of age and had lived in Wapanucka several years. The deceased leaves only a little boy to mourn his demise. Remains were interred at the cemetery in this city Tuesday morning. G. M. Stobaugh made a business trip to Muskogee last week. Ira L. Smith, a popular are figuring on building an ice factory in Wapanucka. Although its pretty cold to talk of such an enterprise just now it should receive proper encouragement. A NEGRO KILLED IN A FIGHT About 12 o’clock Saturday night one negro was shot and instantly killed at the railroad construction camp and another is seriously if not fatally wounded. The Press is unable to get the details of the tragedy but as far as can be learned it is about as follows: Two coons were struck on a certain wench and one of them becoming dissatisfied with the way in which things were going went into the tent where the aforesaid coon and woman were and proceeded to raise “a rough house” by opening fire upon them with his sixshooter. The other negro pulled his cannon from his pocket and fired two shots at the bad negro both balls taking effect killing him instantly. The woman was seriously wounded in the arm. The negroes in the camp all claim that they do not know who the negro was that did the killing, and for that reason no arrest has yet been made. The woman claims to be unable to identify the negro and others in the camp say he left immediately after the shooting occurred. STEPHENS TAYLOR DEAD Stephens Taylor, one of the best known and highly respected men of this country, passed away at 10 o’clock Saturday night. Mr. Taylor had lived to the ripe old age of 82 years. He was the father of A. A., A. W. and W. A. Taylor, of this city, and J. H. Taylor, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. He has lived in Wapanucka many years and was loved by all who knew him. Remains were quietly interred at the cemetery in this city Sunday evening. LOCAL ITEMS Nick Stubbs of Atoka, was in the city Sunday. F. N. Nichols, of Filmore, was in the city Tuesday J. D. Epperson and sons were up from Ego Sunday. Rev. S. J. Clark mad a business trip to Milburn Monday. J. L. Flushing attended court at Atoka the first of the week. Mr. Youngblood, of Filmore, was trading in the city Tuesday. A young baby of Mr. and Mrs. Furgerson died last Sunday evening. John Camp, who lives north of Boggy River was trading in the city Tuesday. Mrs. J. J. Read is having a nice little residence built in the south part of town. I. Armstrong, one of the prosperous farmers of Ego, was trading in the city Saturday. Frances Jones and family, of Ego, were here visiting his father, Mr. Baldy Jones, here last Sunday. Tom Sissem, Robert Sims and C. M. Rae, all of Ego, were in the city Tuesday night on business. Messrs P. C. Mills and W. H. Grey, merchants of Ada, were prospecting in the city this week. Jay Hogg and wife, of Ego, Indian Territory, were in Denison Sunday visiting friends. Denison Dailey Herald G. H. Griffith, the popular cashier of the Farmers National Bank, made a business trip to Atoka yesterday. B. F. Attaway, of Winnsboro, Texas, is in the city visiting his brother, J. C. Attaway, who is sick. A boy of Alex Fields, living six miles south of the city, has been very sick with pneumonia but is now convalescent. F. M. Jackson, of Utica, is here this week looking after the erection of his residence which he is having built in the Goforth edition. The daughter of Alex Swatar, who lives about six miles south of the city, has been very sick with typhoid fever but is now better. F. M. Jackson, of Utica, is arranging to commence work on the erection of a stone building on Choctaw Avenue, between Fifth and the Beard block. The Ravia Lumber Co. is moving its yards from the old location down on the creek up on Sixth Street adjoining the Ferris & McClatey yards. Mike Leonard and family, of Colbert, have moved to Wapanucka to live. Mr. Leonard and J. D. Phillips will run the new restaurant on Main Street. Louis Brune is wearing a broad gauged smile this week because last Sunday morning a new boy arrived at his home. Mother and babe doing well. A. F. Gilpin, our popular contractor, has received the contract for the woodwork on the new buildings of the Farmers National Bank, on Choctaw Avenue. W. H. Williams, of Marlen, Texas, has opened a stove repair and shoe shop next door to post office. Mr. Williams is a nice young man and we believe will do well. In the United States Court at Atoka last week the case of Levi Ralph, Charles Ward and Charles McMillen was continued to the next term and Dock Beachamp’s case was carried to the Antlers court on a change of venue. Born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reams a girl. In another column will be found the ad of W. H. Williams who has opened a stove repair and shoe shop next to the post office. When you need work of that kind it will pay you to se him as he guarantees satisfaction. Deputy Criswell arrested Will Hendicks last Sunday on a charge of cattle stealing. Hendricks was arrested sometime ago but escaped while the possemen having him in custody was taking a nap. Deputy Criswell arrested John Unsel and John Ray Sunday morning on a charge of violating the timer laws. The charge was sworn out by an Indian citizen, of near Byrne, by the name of Shanks. W. J. Foster, of Viola, was in the city Monday on business. Mr. Foster says that Viola has no blacksmith shop now and the farmers of that thickly settled community are put so some very inconveniences as they have to come to the city for that kind of work. H. J. Hoover and two sons and Mr. Zolo Carr, all living three miles south of our enterprising merchant E. J. Ball, farming implements to the amount of $139.50 and $73.00 worth of dry goods and groceries. Last Saturday Press Watt’s boy attempted to cross the railroad track at a steep place below the Big Mit Restaurant with a heavy load of cotton, and the wagon tipled over falling on him and bruising him up pretty badly. His nose and arm was broken in the mixup. We understand that the father of the boy will enter suit or damages against the construction company. Sidney Suggs has sold a three fourth interest in the Ravia Record. George Brown, Ed Richmond and Bob Stafford, convicted of the train robbery at Caney, got 10 years apiece at Atoka Saturday. Mood Ballew, who is charged with killing his landlord, near Emit, a little over a month ago, was given bond in the sum of $1,000 at Ardmore Saturday. E. Ellis has built him a nice residence on Main Street. Mrs. C. Plumber, of Lehigh, is visiting her sister Mrs. A. A. Taylor. Miss Hattie Lloyd, accompanied by Miss Maud Stauk, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. Taylor, in the city this week. A, M, Roberts, of Caddo, has bought out the drug store of Loomis & Skeen. The transfer is being made today. Mr. Roberts is a hustling business man and we gladly welcome him to our city. J. D. Messer is having a well dug behind the Big Mitt Restaurant. The hole is down about forty feet with no sign of water yet. A substance of slate is being taken out which has strong indications of coal. It is to be hoped that Mr. Messer will not discover a big coal vein right here in the heart of the city. The Wapanucka Press, 27 February 1902 HE WAS FROM MISSOURI A one Brewer, of Missouri, who is track inspector for the railroad company here, loaded up on peruna last Saturday and went in to paint the town red. He pulled his gun announced to the inhabitants of Big Four Street and Wild Cat row that he was from Missouri and they must come across and show him why he should not take a few shots for fun but before the balls began to roll. Deputy Criswell appeared on the scene and “showed” him a pair of handcuffs. He was kept under arrest until Monday when he was permitted to go upon giving bond to appear before the commissioner to answer for two offences against the law. Harry Byers, of Lehigh, who is preparing to open his large store in this city about the 15th of March was in the city yesterday. Mr. Byers will leave next week for the eastern markets where he will buy the spring stock for his large Wapanucka store. Mrs. J. J. Clark, of Pontotoc, is visiting relatives in Kansas. W. F. Taylor, of Wapanucka, got 90 days in the Atoka jail in the federal court last week. It seems that the Pontotoc Educator, which was to have been started at Pontotoc by T. J. Minnes, has made a miscarriage. Alex Haas, grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythas, of the Indian Territory, died at Atoka Tuesday morning. Pneumonia was the trouble. Mr. Haas was well known in Wapanucka and his many friends here will be sorry to hear of his death. LOCAL ITEMS A. A. Faulk, of Jesse, is behind the counters of C. A. Skeen. W. A. Farmer and J. E. Daniels are new subscribers to the Press. George Parsons is the man you want to fix your watches and clocks. W. J. Bond has received a part of his spring clothing, which looks up todate. R. F. Keys, of Ego, has enrolled his name among the many Press readers. R. O. Rose has returned from a trip to Boggy Depot, Muskogee and other points. J. E. Daniels’ boy has been very sick for several months is now much better. John M. Hodges went to Atoka this week. He will probably let the contract for the erection of his stone building before returning. J. H. Hoskins, of Boggy Depot, was trading in the city Monday. Mr. Hoskins gave us a pleasant call and had his name put on the Press’ subscription list. Mr. Baggitt, one of the genial barbers at the City Tonsorial Parlor, went over to Sulphur Wednesday for no other purpose than to see his “Sweet Susie.” J. D. Ball is making quite extensive improvements in his residence property on Big Four Street, having moved the old house back and began the erection of a nice dwelling on the front. E. J. Ball was in Atoka Monday where he served the court as one of the jury commissioners. The commissioners consisted of E. J. Ball, of Wapanucka, Boone Williams, of Lehigh and H. F. Hilton, of Durant. Jack Batan, was here from Ego Saturday. James Morgan, of Ego, was attending to business in the city Saturday. Mr. Barker and family of Shawnee, have moved to Wapanucka. We welcome them to the city. Mr. Brown who has been visiting his son for several weeks, has returned too his home in Waco, Texas. James Seeley, our popular contractor, fell from a Buggy while in Durant last week, and was seriously hurt. Jack Williams, of Paris, Texas, is visiting his brother J. R. Williams who is manager of the Palace Drug Store. W. L. Wimberly, of Ego, passed through the city Saturday en route to Arkansas where he will visit for a month. Messrs. Clark and Murray, business men of Gurtie, were in the city yesterday the guest of Rev. S. J. Clark. A. B. Saunders, the Press representative at Viola, was in the city yesterday. He was a pleasant caller at headquarters. We are glad to see A. W. Taylor out again after several days siege with smallpox. There is no m ore smallpox in the city. Mr. Smith, of Shawnee, has purchased the lot on Main Street between Kenney’s feed store and the Smith & McGee building, and the corner lot on the south side Main below the Palace Drug Store. He expects to begin the erection of a stone building on one of those lots in the near future. Messrs. S. J. Johnson and W. F. Hargrove have returned from a prospecting trip to points on the Arkansas and Choctaw railroad, which is now being build through the southern part of the Indian Territory from Ashdown, Arkansas to Ardmore. They report several new town booming along the new line. A meeting was held at the schoolhouse Monday night for the purpose of deciding upon some way in which to get grounds set aside for grave yard purposes, as the government surveyors overlooked this important thing when platting the town. A committee of five was appointed to look out a suitable place and to confer with the Indian department in regard to the matter. The committee consisted of the following: W. J. Bond, A. A. Taylor, T. A. Creighton, H. L. Nixon and L. B. Rutherford. The Brown grave yard south of the city is a favorable location and the committee will select it for the grounds. Mrs. Hyde has opened a school in the new part of town in the Rose house east of Choctaw Avenue. VIOLA ITEMS - February 25, 1902 Dr. Germany is talking of moving to Viola. Our friend Abe Miles is able to be out again. Ben Saunders has been quite sick but is getting up again. S. T. Hale has moved to Darthie and will again go to farming. Our mail carrier A. T. Allen has moved into town for convenience. Dr. Provine is contemplating a trip to Texas as soon as the weather permits. C. N. Williams has landed back to his old neighborhood at Salt Springs. Mr. J. T. Long went to Stonewall Saturday and returned Sunday evening. Roy McCurty passed through Viola yesterday on his way to Pontotoc on business. Uncle Tom McCurty, after pulling up and moving Texas, has rented a place and is coming back to the territory. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.html